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Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster (Paperback)
by (shelved 134 times as disaster)
avg rating 4.26 — 562,497 ratings — published 1997
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Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History (Paperback)
by (shelved 90 times as disaster)
avg rating 4.05 — 71,763 ratings — published 1999
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Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster (Hardcover)
by (shelved 84 times as disaster)
avg rating 4.37 — 63,719 ratings — published 2019
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The Johnstown Flood The Johnstown Flood (Hardcover)
by (shelved 70 times as disaster)
avg rating 4.13 — 25,157 ratings — published 1968
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A Night to Remember A Night to Remember (Paperback)
by (shelved 69 times as disaster)
avg rating 4.10 — 28,518 ratings — published 1955
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Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania (Hardcover)
by (shelved 65 times as disaster)
avg rating 4.13 — 160,282 ratings — published 2015
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In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex (Paperback)
by (shelved 58 times as disaster)
avg rating 4.17 — 118,020 ratings — published 2000
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The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea (Paperback)
by (shelved 57 times as disaster)
avg rating 4.12 — 118,666 ratings — published 1997
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Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital (Hardcover)
by (shelved 53 times as disaster)
avg rating 3.93 — 40,553 ratings — published 2013
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The Children's Blizzard The Children's Blizzard (Paperback)
by (shelved 53 times as disaster)
avg rating 3.89 — 13,036 ratings — published 2004
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Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883 Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883 (Paperback)
by (shelved 52 times as disaster)
avg rating 3.88 — 21,761 ratings — published 2003
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Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors (Paperback)
by (shelved 48 times as disaster)
avg rating 4.14 — 81,629 ratings — published 1974
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Zeitoun Zeitoun (Hardcover)
by (shelved 45 times as disaster)
avg rating 4.05 — 80,015 ratings — published 2009
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The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 42 times as disaster)
avg rating 4.07 — 61,336 ratings — published 2005
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The Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes—and Why The Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes—and Why (Hardcover)
by (shelved 42 times as disaster)
avg rating 4.19 — 9,443 ratings — published 2008
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The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as disaster)
avg rating 3.98 — 42,400 ratings — published 2004
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Under a Flaming Sky: The Great Hinckley Firestorm of 1894 Under a Flaming Sky: The Great Hinckley Firestorm of 1894 (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as disaster)
avg rating 4.13 — 4,652 ratings — published 2006
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Life As We Knew It (Last Survivors, #1) Life As We Knew It (Last Survivors, #1)
by (shelved 39 times as disaster)
avg rating 3.89 — 133,120 ratings — published 2006
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Triangle: The Fire That Changed America Triangle: The Fire That Changed America (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as disaster)
avg rating 4.01 — 7,709 ratings — published 2003
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Dark Tide: The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919 Dark Tide: The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919 (Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as disaster)
avg rating 4.02 — 5,102 ratings — published 2003
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Eruption Eruption (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 36 times as disaster)
avg rating 3.75 — 64,723 ratings — published 2024
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The Circus Fire: A True Story of an American Tragedy The Circus Fire: A True Story of an American Tragedy (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as disaster)
avg rating 3.96 — 2,804 ratings — published 2000
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Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as disaster)
avg rating 4.40 — 64,244 ratings — published 1997
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Rising Tide: the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How it Changed America Rising Tide: the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How it Changed America (Paperback)
by (shelved 33 times as disaster)
avg rating 4.22 — 5,814 ratings — published 1997
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A Crack in the Edge of the World A Crack in the Edge of the World (Paperback)
by (shelved 33 times as disaster)
avg rating 3.79 — 7,236 ratings — published 2005
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Under the Dome Under the Dome (Hardcover)
by (shelved 31 times as disaster)
avg rating 3.93 — 322,190 ratings — published 2009
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Sudden Sea: The Great Hurricane of 1938 Sudden Sea: The Great Hurricane of 1938 (Paperback)
by (shelved 31 times as disaster)
avg rating 4.06 — 2,778 ratings — published 2003
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The Dead and the Gone (Last Survivors, #2) The Dead and the Gone (Last Survivors, #2)
by (shelved 31 times as disaster)
avg rating 3.85 — 42,327 ratings — published 2008
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The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride (Hardcover)
by (shelved 30 times as disaster)
avg rating 4.25 — 37,485 ratings — published 2009
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Ashfall (Ashfall, #1) Ashfall (Ashfall, #1)
by (shelved 30 times as disaster)
avg rating 3.99 — 26,560 ratings — published 2011
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Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage (Hardcover)
by (shelved 30 times as disaster)
avg rating 4.46 — 162,019 ratings — published 1959
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The White Cascade: The Great Northern Railway Disaster and America's Deadliest Avalanche The White Cascade: The Great Northern Railway Disaster and America's Deadliest Avalanche (Hardcover)
by (shelved 29 times as disaster)
avg rating 4.00 — 2,328 ratings — published 2007
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To Sleep with the Angels: The Story of a Fire To Sleep with the Angels: The Story of a Fire (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as disaster)
avg rating 4.40 — 2,028 ratings — published 1990
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The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder (Hardcover)
by (shelved 26 times as disaster)
avg rating 4.17 — 200,816 ratings — published 2023
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Ghosts of the Tsunami: Death and Life in Japan's Disaster Zone Ghosts of the Tsunami: Death and Life in Japan's Disaster Zone (Hardcover)
by (shelved 26 times as disaster)
avg rating 4.20 — 8,032 ratings — published 2017
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Station Eleven Station Eleven (Hardcover)
by (shelved 26 times as disaster)
avg rating 4.07 — 605,861 ratings — published 2014
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The Big Ones: How Natural Disasters Have Shaped Us and What We Can Do about Them The Big Ones: How Natural Disasters Have Shaped Us and What We Can Do about Them (Hardcover)
by (shelved 25 times as disaster)
avg rating 4.13 — 1,749 ratings — published 2018
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Curse of the Narrows: The Halifax Explosion 1917 Curse of the Narrows: The Halifax Explosion 1917 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 25 times as disaster)
avg rating 3.98 — 1,190 ratings — published 2005
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Into the Wild Into the Wild (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 24 times as disaster)
avg rating 4.02 — 1,183,202 ratings — published 1996
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102 Minutes: The Untold Story of the Fight to Survive Inside the Twin Towers 102 Minutes: The Untold Story of the Fight to Survive Inside the Twin Towers (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as disaster)
avg rating 4.30 — 12,554 ratings — published 2005
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Eruption: The Untold Story of Mount St. Helens Eruption: The Untold Story of Mount St. Helens (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as disaster)
avg rating 4.01 — 3,889 ratings — published 2016
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The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 23 times as disaster)
avg rating 4.14 — 18,218 ratings — published 2009
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Ship Ablaze: The Tragedy of the Steamboat General Slocum Ship Ablaze: The Tragedy of the Steamboat General Slocum (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as disaster)
avg rating 4.24 — 837 ratings — published 2003
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What Stands in a Storm: Three Days in the Worst Superstorm to Hit the South's Tornado Alley What Stands in a Storm: Three Days in the Worst Superstorm to Hit the South's Tornado Alley (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as disaster)
avg rating 4.25 — 2,418 ratings — published 2015
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Dead Mountain: The Untold True Story of the Dyatlov Pass Incident Dead Mountain: The Untold True Story of the Dyatlov Pass Incident (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as disaster)
avg rating 3.99 — 26,039 ratings — published 2013
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The Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast The Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as disaster)
avg rating 4.17 — 3,155 ratings — published 2006
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The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic—and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic—and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as disaster)
avg rating 3.89 — 55,945 ratings — published 2006
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Drowning Drowning (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as disaster)
avg rating 4.14 — 56,651 ratings — published 2023
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A Paradise Built in Hell: The Extraordinary Communities That Arise in Disaster A Paradise Built in Hell: The Extraordinary Communities That Arise in Disaster (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as disaster)
avg rating 3.95 — 3,879 ratings — published 2009
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This World We Live In (Last Survivors, #3) This World We Live In (Last Survivors, #3)
by (shelved 21 times as disaster)
avg rating 3.79 — 34,763 ratings — published 2010
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Christopher Buckley
“How many times had those awful words - "I know what I'm doing" - been uttered throughout history as prelude to disaster? ”
Christopher Buckley, Supreme Courtship

Jody Feldman
“Every step gets him closer to greatness...or disaster.”
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